Intoxicated man abandons car, runs from police in Mt. Pleasant

A man twice before convicted of operating a car while intoxicated was arrested early Sunday morning for drunken driving and other charges after stopping his car, jumping out and leading police on a short chase.

At 12:30 a.m., a Mt. Pleasant police officer attempted to pull over the driver for not having headlights on at the corner of Broadway and Kinney.

The car stopped and the driver got out and ran on foot, according to police reports.

Officers eventually caught the driver, whose blood alcohol level was .14 according to a Breathalyzer, nearly two times the legal limit to drive.

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The man had two prior operating while intoxicated convictions and one driving while license suspended convictions; he was arrested for OWI, not having a licence and resisting and obstructing.